Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Cagler, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Cagler registered to vote in Shelby County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Shelby County

Isaac Cagler

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Cagler
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Shelby County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Years in Texas before Shelby County
6 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac his X mark Cagler"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Isaac Cagler reported 6 years more in Texas than in Shelby County.

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 14 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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